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Most affordable housing, West Virginia counties · 2020

West Virginia counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). This list covers the 55 counties in West Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.5+23%

02Wyoming County, WVWV19,8011.7+3%

03Boone County, WVWV20,2511.7−17%

04Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.9−29%

05Tyler County, WVWV7,8811.9−6%

06Mason County, WVWV24,7071.9−10%

07Hancock County, WVWV27,7292.0−2%

08Pleasants County, WVWV7,3382.0−3%

09Brooke County, WVWV21,1422.0+3%

10Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.1−13%

11Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.1+13%

12Braxton County, WVWV11,8852.1−0%

13Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.2+17%

14Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.2+12%

15Wetzel County, WVWV13,7342.2+12%

16Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.2+3%

17Mingo County, WVWV21,4552.2−7%

18Webster County, WVWV7,7602.2+17%

19Marshall County, WVWV29,1592.3+18%

20Marion County, WVWV55,5842.3+10%

21Preston County, WVWV34,0042.3+15%

22Harrison County, WVWV64,2212.4+11%

23Wayne County, WVWV37,3092.4+2%

24Nicholas County, WVWV23,8482.4+21%

25Doddridge County, WVWV7,6342.4+16%

26Kanawha County, WVWV172,3812.4+10%

27Clay County, WVWV7,5382.4+15%

28Lewis County, WVWV16,3942.5+10%

29Mercer County, WVWV57,5032.5+17%

30Roane County, WVWV13,3172.5+9%

31Summers County, WVWV11,5322.5−0%

32Raleigh County, WVWV71,7752.6+15%

33Jackson County, WVWV27,4502.6+16%

34Monroe County, WVWV12,4912.6+14%

35Wood County, WVWV82,3852.6+16%

36Randolph County, WVWV26,8822.6+6%

37Calhoun County, WVWV5,9782.6+26%

38Ohio County, WVWV40,4962.7+17%

39Tucker County, WVWV6,5402.7+22%

40Barbour County, WVWV15,4142.7+24%

41Logan County, WVWV30,3752.7+20%

42Putnam County, WVWV56,8852.7+24%

43Mineral County, WVWV26,7922.8+25%

44Pendleton County, WVWV5,8262.8+19%

45Berkeley County, WVWV139,5222.9+22%

46Upshur County, WVWV23,7582.9+18%

47Hardy County, WVWV14,3373.0+37%

48Cabell County, WVWV91,1833.1+20%

49Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5783.1+24%

50Jefferson County, WVWV63,1023.2+27%

51Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6023.2+36%

52Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.2+42%

53Grant County, WVWV11,0413.3+30%

54Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.3+36%

55Monongalia County, WVWV107,9913.9+34%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES